Everyone needs a Will, to ensure your hard-earned assets are protected where ever possible and go to the people or causes which you care the most about.
Many people delay or have doubts about making a Will and around 180,000 people a year die intestate (without making a will).

Making a Will is not only for the elderly or unwell.
Ensuring you have a Will can avoid significant
problems for those you leave behind.
Here are some reasons why you should make a Will:-
1. Peace of mind and knowing that you are in control. You choose who will benefit from your
estate and what they are entitled to. You also decide who will administer your affairs after
your death.
2. Making a Will gives you the opportunity of saving inheritance tax liability. This is particularly
important if you have substantial assets.
3. By not making a Will the rules of intestacy will decide who benefits from your estate and not
you. The rules can produce results that you would not necessarily have chosen yourself.
4. Instructing a suitably qualified solicitor to draft your Will can reduce the likelihood of problems
or disputes arising after your death.
5. Having a Will in place can limit the time, stress and cost of administering your estate.
6. A Will can sometimes be challenged on the basis that it is unfair, however, the courts are
generally more reluctant to interfere in the provision made by a Will than that provided for
by the rules of intestacy.
7. You can appoint a Guardian in your Will to have parental responsibility for your children.
Properly appointed Guardians have all the necessary legal rights and responsibilities. In many
cases appointing a Guardian in your Will provides valuable piece of mind that your children
are going to be looked after by someone you have chosen and trust.
8. A Will allows you to express your preferences for burial or cremation and for donating organs
or your entire body for medical purposes.
9. A properly drafted trust in your will could enable someone to manage the inheritance you
leave to a disabled or vulnerable person and may ensure the intended beneficiary does not
lose his/her means tested benefits.
Our Will Writing Service
Get in touch with FT Law today for further information regarding our Will writing
service.
Ffion Thomas can professionally draft your will for you or aid you in reviewing
your existing Will.
To make an appointment call us on 01792 978560
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